145. Psychedelics, Power and the Price of Healing with Erica Rex
About this episode
In this episode, Prof Nutt speaks with Erica Rex about the history and potential of psychedelic therapy in treating mental health issues.
In this episode of the Drug Science Podcast, Prof Nutt speaks with Erica Rex, author of the book Seeing What is There , which explores the complex history of psychedelic therapy. She shares her own experiences with psychedelic-assisted therapy, while providing context on the guardrails that are necessary for these treatments to maximize benefits and minimize harms. Viewing psychedelics as therapeutic accelerants, Erica speaks on the current state of mental health treatments and explores how complex trauma and other mental health problems could be better treated. Erica Instagram Erica Substack Links ● Seeing What is There ● The Culture Is the Poison: Why Psychedelics Are Dangerous Medicine in a Neoliberal Society ● Psilocybin ● MDMA ● 5-MeO-DMT ● More From Erica ★ Support this podcast ★
People in this episode
Host: Prof Nutt
Guest: Erica Rex
Topics covered
- psychedelic therapy
- mental health
- complex trauma
- healing
- psychedelics
Keywords
- psychedelics
- therapy
- mental health
- Erica Rex
- Prof Nutt
- complex trauma
- healing
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Psilocybin, MDMA, 5-MeO-DMT
Books & works: Seeing What is There, The Culture Is the Poison: Why Psychedelics Are Dangerous Medicine in a Neoliberal Society
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